Also, ensure that your C drive is defragmented. A fragmented drive can keep the program from grabbing the chunks of space it needs to work with.

And, of course, make sure you're working in Timeline mode rather than Sceneline mode when you're working with titles. That way you will see the titles on upper tracks on your timeline and you can position, trim and manipulate them precisely.

And finally, remember to render your timeline (press Enter) whenever you see red lines above your clips on the timeline. This will keep the program running efficiently and ensure that the previews you're seeing on playback are true representations of your final output.

(If you're seeing red lines above every clip you add to your timeline, it could indicate that your project settings do not match your source video.)

Do you have McAfee Anti-Virus software installed? That has been a common factor in many posts concerning frequent crashing. Disabling it (or indeed any other anti-virus product) during PRE editing sessions is highly recommended.

Yes, I've been through the basic steps. Not sure what file I need to analyze with Gspot. I'm editing a file I just recorded today on my Canon Vixia HF200. Everything works fine till I start adding text to my video.

I'm running a Win 7 64 bit running on i7 chip w/ 12 GB RAM. My computer is regularly defragged and I did disable MS Security Essentials during my edit session. My computer is running very comfortable so I'm not really pushing anything or running out of system resources.

It just keeps crashing. I'm really beginning to get completely ticked off with this program. It's supposed to be a productivity and creativity tool.

Steve, looks like I'll be heading in some direction other than Adobe. That seems to be getting pretty clear.

I was thinking about getting the Corel's solution but if I can justify spending the extra dollars, getting a Mac with Final Cut Express. I spent 10 years as an exec at a tv production company. We had implemented Final Cut on our machines and it was a great solution.